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by kylewpppd 3570 days ago
It cannot be about removing the DAC, there's still one for the internal speakers.
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Certainly not. Its about removing the jack to make the phone slimmer or more aesthetic or more waterproof. Or all of the above. The internal DAC is certainly part of a SOC anyway.

The point is that having an Apple DAC in a dongle makes no fundamental difference from a DRM perspective over just using the internal one on old phones. Its not a plot. We're in Texas here, hearing hoofbeats and everyone is insisting that zebras are coming.

> Its about removing the jack to make the phone slimmer or more aesthetic or more waterproof.

Other manufacturers seem to be able to achieve these ends without removing the headphone jack.